Poog Todos Escalada deportiva 34 vías en escuela

The popularity of rock climbing in Cebu—and in the Philippines, as a whole—has been slowly but steadily picking up. That is no surprise at all as we are blessed living in a lush, beach-filled, tropical paradise with numerous limestone cliffs that have the potential of becoming world-class climbing areas. In fact, we have one of the best rock climbing areas in the Philippines, which is located in Cantabaco, Toledo. Now, we have a new one, which is just 15 minutes away from that classic crag.

Gian Carlo Jubela, Sheila Mei, Gretchen Yagonia, Willard Elemino, Jessie Singsong, together with a small team of local climbers and guides, re-discovered an abandoned crag in Poog almost a year ago. After testing the rock through trad climbing, we concluded that it was the perfect candidate for a new rock climbing destination in Cebu.

Through the generous donations of Ascanio Combria and Matthew Brooks, the bolting efforts of Enie Yonson and his team, and Gretchen and Willard’s talks with the Poog LGU, they were able to initially equip the white-rock Poog crag with more than 20 routes. Now, the beautiful Poog crag is open for everyone who wants to try out the adrenaline-pumping sport of rock climbing.